Ji-Man Choi, Stephen Kohlscheen promoted to Triple-A

Choi served a 50-game suspension after testing positive for methandienone, a performance-enhancing substance. He was activated Monday. Kohlscheen posted a 2.25 ERA in 32 innings of relief this season at Double-A.

Ji-Man Choi activated following suspension

Ji-Man Choi hit with 50-game PED suspension

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(4/17/14) Mariners minor-league first baseman Ji-Man Choi was slapped with a 50-game suspension on Thursday after testing positive for methandienone, a performance-enhancing substance, MLB.com reports. He was placed on the restricted list for the duration of his suspension.

"A banned substance was detected in my urine sample," Choi said, per the Tacoma News Tribune. "I do not know what I could have taken that caused me to test positive. I have not and never would knowingly use anything illegal to enhance my performance."

Mariners cut 11 players from major-league camp Tuesday

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(3/11/14) The Mariners cut 11 players from major-league camp Tuesday, leaving them with 44 players left on the camp roster, MLB.com reports.

"They're all tough," manager Lloyd McClendon told MLB.com Tuesday. "Any time you've got to tell a young man that his dream is not going to come to fruition at this particular time, that's tough. They all work hard, they give us all they've got. I was very pleased. Like I told all of them, it wasn't performance based. The numbers are such that we have to start moving guys out, but their performances will not be forgotten, and at some point, they'll be back."

Mariners add four to 40-man roster

Choi hit .295/.394/.535 with 18 home runs and 85 RBI in 424 at-bats across three levels last season. Romero hit .277/.331/.448 with 11 home runs and 74 RBI in 375 at-bats with Triple-A Tacoma. Jones hit .275/.347/.419 with six home runs, 46 RBI and 28 stolen bases in 363 at-bats with Double-A Jackson.

Bawcom went 1-4 with a 2.91 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 64:24 K:BB ratio in 65 innings over 51 appearances with Triple-A Tacoma.